Tommy wasn’t like most kids. While others played video games or soccer, Tommy loved bugs. Ants, beetles, grasshoppers,he thought they were fascinating little neighbors.
One afternoon, while stacking sticks in the backyard, he had a brilliant idea.
“I’ll build a bug hotel! A real place for bugs to stay, eat, and play!”
Armed with twigs, leaves, and an old shoebox, Tommy got to work. Soon, he had made a funny-looking building with holes, tunnels, and leafy blankets.
Checking In: The First Guests
That night, Tommy crept outside with a flashlight. To his surprise, a line of bugs was already waiting at the hotel door!
First came a beetle dragging a crumb twice his size. Then a family of ladybugs rolled in with tiny spotted suitcases. A grasshopper hopped by, shouting, “Any rooms with a balcony view?”
Tommy laughed so hard he nearly dropped his flashlight. The bugs were really moving in!
Trouble at the Bug Buffet
The next morning, Tommy decided his hotel needed a buffet. He served sugar water, apple slices, and bread crumbs. But soon things got silly.
The ants marched straight through the lobby carrying food in a long parade. A butterfly knocked over the juice tray while trying to flutter indoors. And a sleepy snail decided the buffet table was the perfect place for a nap!
“Uh-oh,” giggled Tommy, “running a bug hotel is harder than I thought.”
The Five-Star Bug Inn
Tommy didn’t give up. He added acorn chairs, mossy rugs, and even a “no snails in the buffet” sign. Slowly, his Bug Hotel became the most popular spot in the backyard.
At night, crickets chirped lullabies in the music lounge. Fireflies lit up the hallways like twinkling lamps. And the beetle bellhop wore a tiny bottlecap hat to welcome guests.
Tommy’s Bug Hotel wasn’t just funny; it was the coziest, busiest, silliest hotel the garden had ever seen. And best of all, Tommy had dozens of tiny new friends.
The End !
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